Scott Pembroke

Percy Scott Pembroke^[1] (September 13, 1889^[2] – February 21, 1951) was an American director, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1920 and 1937.

Scott Pembroke
Born	(1889-09-13)September 13, 1889 San Francisco, California, US
Died	February 21, 1951(1951-02-21) (aged 61) Pasadena, California, US
Occupation(s)	Film actor, director and screenwriter
Years active	1920–1937
Spouse(s)	Minnie Johanson (1916–1919; divorced); 1 child Dolores Gwendolyn Johnson (September 18, 1920 – 19??; divorced) Gertrude Short (December 5, 1925 – 19??; divorced)

Born in San Francisco, California,^[3] Pembroke was the son of British-born parents, Samuel Joseph Pembroke and Marian—or Mary Ann—Scott.^[4][5][6][2]

Studios for which Pembroke directed films include Chadwick Pictures.^[7]

Personal life and death

Pembroke was married to Gertrude Short.^[8]

On February 21, 1951, Pembroke died in Pasadena of a cerebral hemorrhage.^[9]

Partial filmography

• A Country Hero (1917)
• The Girl Who Won Out (1917)
• The Law That Divides (1918)
• Winners of the West (1921)
• The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
• The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922)
• The Social Buccaneer (1923)
• Kill or Cure (1923)
• Gas and Air (1923)
• Her Dangerous Path (1923)
• Short Orders (1923)
• Rupert of Hee Haw (1924)
• Mandarin Mix-Up (1924)
• Detained (1924)
• Monsieur Don't Care (1924)
• West of Hot Dog (1924)
• Somewhere in Wrong (1925)
• Twins (1925)
• Pie-Eyed (1925)
• The Snow Hawk (1925)
• Navy Blue Days (1925)
• Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925)
• The Terror of Bar X (1927)
• For Ladies Only (1927)
• Ragtime (1927)
• Cactus Trails (1927)
• Polly of the Movies (1927)
• Galloping Thunder (1927)
• Gypsy of the North (1928)
• Sweet Sixteen (1928)
• The Black Pearl (1928)
• The Divine Sinner (1928)
• The Branded Man (1928)
• The Law and the Man (1928)
• Sisters of Eve (1928)
• Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
• Shanghai Rose (1929)
• Two Sisters (1929)
• The Medicine Man (1930)
• The Jazz Cinderella (1930)
• The Lawless Nineties (1936)
• The Oregon Trail (1936)
• Telephone Operator (1937)